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Kroonstad news /The office of a Pastorin Eden.
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I found a family byLucky Khetsi
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Bloemfontein news
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Max Brockmeyer
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Eden TC leaders
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20 YEAR CELEBRATION
16-18 December 2011
CelebratingGODand Hopefor thefuture inHIM
Eden Teen ChallengeSouth Africa
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It is our pleasure and privilege to invite you to our 20th birthday in 2011. We are planning abig celebration weekend with guest speakers and local artists at our Virginia centre.We ask all ex
residents, Pastors and donators to contact us and also to spent this weekend with us. Everyone welcome . If you would like to donate towards this weekend in any way please contact your nearest Centre, we need your help and support to make this weekend a success.Watch this space for more info .
For more information, please feel free to contact Pastor Herman Viljoen at(27) 57 2124364 of visit our website.
October / November 2010 Summer edition
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n August one Saturday people from the community donatedsome sausage, rolls, butter and sauce for sausage rolls and thepeople thoroughly enjoyed it. We want to thank you for yourgenerosity and pray God
s blessings over you.
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n the August our Pastors and their wives came to-gether and fellowshipped together in a church serviceand gave a word that the Lord has laid on our hearts. We truly enjoyed it and afterwards we had a meetingand had lunch together. I realized that we truly need each otherand need to fellowship with each other more often.
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want to start this article by giving God the glory, honour and praisefor what He has done in my life. I am going in for 19 years in theministry, the last 14 years I have been a pastor in Eden T.C. I can testify today how the Lord has taken me as a sinner and has changed my lifetotally and is using me now in other people
s lives.These last 19 years of my life has been the best ever. I will forever bethankful for what the Lord is doing in my life daily. In the position that Iam it means to be available 24 hours out of 24 hours in the service of theLord. It is wonderful to experience the strength that the Lord gives us todo the work of the Lord. Sometimes He gives us peaceful times tostrengthen us and to equip us for what lies ahead.
The office of a Pastor in Eden
In this ministry we are totally dependent on God
s grace for the provi-sion of our needs and totally stand in faith and trust God for our needsin the ministry. I can testify of how the Lord has never let us down. TheLord has always provided in what we needed and at the right time. Inthis ministry it can become very lonely and there are times that you havea need to speak to someone. That is why it is so important not to cut yourself off form others, but that you build relationships with othersespecially those who you work with every day.The people that come to the ministry are truly people with big problems.People from all kinds of societies come and knock for help at our door.Daily we deal with problem cases such as alcoholism, drugs, destitutepeople, children, aids victims, old people that has no where to go, peoplethat lost their jobs and cannot make a living outside anymore and muchmore. To be able to handle these problems and stay standing we mustbuild a relationship with the Lord. We cannot do these things in ourown strength. All the people that come in the ministry must go through our coursessuch as The Way to God, Group studies for new Christians and forthose that wants to learn further Bible school for 2 years. It is also yourduty as leader to train the people to help you in your daily work. Thereare many different departments in the ministry people can be used to dotheir daily chores. It is important that they are kept busy so that they willnot worry about their problems the whole time. We keep watch overtheir progression and there are certain privileges for those that work withus to encourage them. A lot of the people has lost their self image and believe that they cannotdo anything good. It is important that they are encouraged to do bettereveryday and that you praise them when they do well. Tidiness in theministry and cleanliness of the people are aspects that are very impor-tant. In the ministry it is important to look at the personal needs of thepeople, spiritually, physically such as food, clothes and a roof over theirhead.The management and planning of the ministry is the leader and the staff under his leadership
s responsibility. There is a trustee board from peo-ple out of the community to support the leadership of the ministry withcounsel. It truly costs fine planning and the leading of the Holy Spirit tobe able to work with the minimum funds to our disposal to fore fill ourobligations. It truly keeps us on our knees as we trust God.There are times that we have to be strict to those who do not stay by therules of the ministry. There is a very strict disciplinary system to ensurethe safety of everybody in the ministry. There comes times when youhave to ask somebody to leave the ministry for bad behaviour. It is truly not a pleasant job to do, but it has to be done. There are also times when you are being criticized and attacked by the people in the ministry andeven by people in the community. There were times when they placednegative news in the newspapers. These things are not always pleasant,but through all these things God is faithful and He carries us through.The people knowledge that I have gathered through the years has much value to me. I cannot thank God enough for all the opportunities thatHe brings along my way. There is nothing more on earth that I want todo than what I now am doing.To a wonderful God I give all the honour.Pastor Johan Esterhuyse
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praying always with all prayers and sup- plications in the spirit and watching thereunto with all perseverenace and supplication for all saints:
Prayer is important in our ministry. We would like to pray for you. You are welcome to use this opportunityto write in your prayer request and forward it to any of the addresses on the back or use our email addressedennews@vodamail.co.zaPlease provide the first name of the person to pray for:Prayer request:
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y name isLehloho-nolo Khetsi. InEden I am affec-tionately known asLucky. I was bornin Lesotho, and when I was stillsmall I was identi-fied with a heartproblem. We leftLesotho forBloemfontein,because it was easy for my parents totake me to hospi-tal for regularcheck-ups. Welater moved to Welkom as my
I found a new family
by Lucky Khetsi
mother was a teacher, and she was teaching people to makeclothes. My father was working on the mines. We did not stay longin Welkom, and moved to Virginia.Then things started to change in our household. My parentsstarted to argue and fight the whole time. One day my father hitmy mother, and we went to stay with family, till we could find aplace of our own. Later my mother gave birth to a baby girl, andher named is Relebohile, which in English means thanks. When I was growing up my mother was very protective towards me, be-cause of the heart operation I had.I started going to school in Virginia, and every time I went to thebus stop my mother carried me on her back, while my little sister was sleeping. I loved my mother very much, because she alwaysmade sure that we had something to eat , even when things startedto become financially difficult. One day my mother and little sis-ter went to Welkom to find money to pay the rent. The lady we were staying with took me to the police station, where she made astatement against my mother. That day, in 1999, the policebrought me to Eden. I was crying a lot because I did not like theplace. As time went on I started to enjoy the place, because sometimesthey would take us to Kroonstad, Bloemfontein, Bethlehem, and Welkom to have fun. My mother started visiting me, and shebrought me toiletries. I joined the choir, and sometimes I wasasked to lead their choir. Things started to go better as timepassed, even though we used to get bullied by the older boys. We were playing soccer one day with some of the children , and Ibroke my foot. It took a whole year to heal fully.In 2000 all the children moved to the "mountain", another centrefor the kid's where there were lots more for us to do. I visited my mother, and it was great to see my family and old friends again.From that day I haven't seen her, till my grandmother visited mein 2005, and told me she passed away. But I did not cry. In De-cember 2005 I left the mountain to visit my family until January 2006. The things Auntie Janet, Pastor Herman, and Doctor Janahelped me with during the course of my stay here, really helped alot, especially the good advise they gave me.I want to thank them for helping me with my Grade 12 Farewellthis past August. I was looking smart due to the clothes and shoesthey bought me. I really enjoyed the evening, due to the great mu-sic and food we enjoyed. Once again thanks you for all the won-derful things you have done for me; I really see you as my parents.
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